 Thank you all for coming the commencement ceremony for the coming school of architecture shall now begin everyone. Please be seated Welcome everyone Including many family members and friends who have traveled long distances to be here It's been a great. It's been great for all of us to work together with all of today's graduates Toward your achievements here over several years in some cases many years and to share the great community of the school together over your years here and into the future and Now here With all of your family and friends gathered together too. Thank you so much to every all the families for making the trip Thanks for being here Following this this school commencement ceremony here We will have the unveiling of the names of this year's graduates in the main atrium of the school in the alumni circle This is where every name Is etched of all of the graduates of our school since the early 1980s and today's crew is Is ready to be unveiled There is also a dedication quote there in the alumni circle from 20th century architect Anton and Raymond Which I hope is particularly appropriate for today Where if he were here he would say now homage to our ancestors faith in the rising young This statement is both an appreciation and a commitment to you all We believe in you and have great hopes for you to advance the innovation and stewardship and care for the environment That you all are capable of and which is so much needed For our graduates we look forward to your collaboration and and your welcome of future members of the school as well As so many alumni engage with the school in many different ways After graduation including teaching here in many cases Our school has been dedicated to an ethic of balance between creation and conservation individual in community local and global aesthetic and technical Working among ourselves and with many partners For the benefit of those we interact with for the public good in general and for the environment overall the dynamics among these foster relevance and We can hope Some degree of progress that also seems needed on many fronts involving our disciplines in our professions Which will allow you all to emerge and achieve all the potentials you possess It's so clear and important that education and any of our activities Also involves development of our commitments and our values what matters to us who we care for our hearts for the benefit of all Your work some of which is exhibited in the hallways of the school for commencement today and how you work together Have been dedicated to the values that you've developed while you've been here The compelling sense of flight of fellowship that you all have the balance of heart and skill that characterize our community Will sustain you and those who engage you engage with into the future Hopefully as we stay connected Remember Roger Williams the person and this place. Thank you all for coming today and all these years and for being part of this community We hope the best of this place The new understandings and friendships and expansions you experienced here Will travel with you wherever you go? You are at the heart of this place and your names are at the center of our building Which we will visit in a little while for the unveiling Thanks so much for coming. I think that was the best best school ever. I believe We have a few or I have a at least one a couple of recognitions before we go through all of the recognitions Of all of our many of our graduates today The first one is the core values medallion which we will award in a slightly different way and you'll see when we get there The president's core values medallion has been established to recognize graduating seniors who best reflect The university's core values through distinctive Contributions supporting the purposes of Roger Williams University To strengthen society through engaged teaching and learning is the primary goal It is an honor to present the core values medallion recipient from the school of art from the school of architecture For the class of 2023 we'd like to ask Grace Amaruso to come up, please and in recognition of the In in recognition of some of the dimensional challenges of the size of the metal and the size of her mortarboard She already has her metal on and I will simply shake her hand at our school's recent undergraduate award ceremony held on April 26th And then at the graduate reception and awards event held this past Monday in Providence The school recognized the achievements of this graduating class and we'd like to acknowledge those recipients here today To announce the awards in architecture, please welcome associate professors Olga Mesa and Nathan Fash co-directors of architecture. Thank you Thank you all Hello, everyone. There are a number of awards in architecture when your name is called Please stand and remain standing until all the students who are receiving awards are recognized So we're very happy to Start with the graduate students awards the AIA medal of excellence Goes to Carly courting The Alpha Rocai medal Goes to Gabrielle Deshane The thesis owner award for the fall Amanda Thisdale The thesis honor award for the spring Thomas Gallagher The thesis award for the fall Delayna Erickson The thesis award for the spring Caleb Hayward and Olivia Mora thesis commendation Carly courting and junior Lamar the Edward Allen award granted by building technology educator society Goes to Michael Donovan And now for the undergraduate senior academic academic excellence in architecture Goes to Grace Amaruso Okay, and everyone, please join us in giving this wonderful group of students a beautiful round of applause To recognize the awards in art architectural history, please welcome Dr. Randall van Schepen associate professor and director of art architectural history Hello, I have one award to give today to for academic excellence to a senior and that goes to Abigail Sergeant Abigail, would you stand up? To recognize the awards in preservation studies and preservation practices Please welcome the extremely recently promoted Dr. Elaine Stiles now associate professor With tenure and program director in preservation studies and preservation practices Hi everyone um The first award in preservation practices for academic excellence at the graduate level goes to mary persico The award in preservation practices for public service at the graduate level goes to megan veach And our final award for senior academic excellence in preservation studies at the undergraduate level goes to willamina geese So please join me in giving them one more round of applause to congratulate these Please welcome associate professor Roberto viola achoa who is the advisor to our beta tau chapter of tau sigma delta honor society Roberto i'm going to blush The tau sigma delta is a national honor society in architecture and the allied arts and recognizes intellectual achievement Effort and initiative as well as leadership and character Each year the tau sigma delta member schools acknowledge undergraduate and graduate students who attain A highest scholastic standing in their field By considering applicants who have achieved the minimum of a 3.0 gpa and are in the top 20 of their class Will the students whose names are indicated in the program and have been inducted into roger williams university Universities beta tau chapter of tau sigma delta honor society Please stand to be recognized Thank you We now proceed to the chief purpose of these commencement exercises the conferring of academic degrees Upon the class of 2023 beginning with master students Students receiving degrees today will be hooded by the co-directors of the programs As they process for their degrees the formal hooding of students receiving advanced degrees as a century is old practice and signifies achievements in their chosen field of study master students hood Hoods include a a wide velvet band in a color denoting Denoting the academic area in which the degree is held Architecture graduates have a velvet band that is the color orchid or light purple Preservation practices students color is all of green Will the coming school of architecture master of architecture students, please rise I am pleased to certify that these candidates are eligible for the degrees appropriate to their area of study by virtue of the authority Granted by the state of Rhode Island and delegated to the president By the board of trustees we confer upon you The degree to which you are entitled with all of the rights and privileges pertaining thereto Will the candidates, please come forward Associate dean greg laramy Will greet you first and read your names as as you move across program directors Mesa and fash Will hood the the architecture graduates And then I will get to give them their degrees Thanks very much Douglas james brown the second master of architecture Nora ashley brigham master of architecture Cody paul belucci master of architecture Adriana marina master of architecture Anakin lee geisler master of architecture Carissa claire pyros master of architecture jocelyn marie lifehurt master of architecture Jared dalton mcgowan master of architecture Vincent michael foussey master of architecture Gabrielle robin disheins master of architecture Jonathan paul rego master of architecture michael joseph welch master of architecture Justin dylan britski master of architecture michael joseph diskowski master of architecture reso our vida sarrasso Jose master of architecture Thomas gallagher master of architecture Olivia marie mora master of architecture Amanda fizzdale master of architecture Delayna kimberley erickson master of architecture Eva marie anna ellison droney master of architecture Anna cordon master of architecture Francis ward the third master of architecture E mixner master of architecture Stefan robert cole master of architecture Lehiya lisette ronkey master of architecture truman royal master of architecture master of architecture Alicia mcdermott master of architecture Colt james donovan master of architecture Rebecca nicole thompson master of architecture Lissine junior lemur christian anton zeiden master of architecture Justine marie aho master of architecture of architecture master of architecture and master of science and preservation practices Alyssa ray bailey master of science and preservation practices Colleen maher hemeyer master of science and preservation practices Elizabeth corkren master of science preservation practices jay francis persico master of science preservation practices Megan e veech master of science preservation practices J.G. Law, Shen Li, Master of Science Preservation Practices. So congratulations to all of these master's degree holders. Our undergraduate students today were a hood signifying their graduation with their bachelor's degree and permanent connection to Roger Williams community. These hoods bear the Roger Williams colors of white and light blue. We would like to acknowledge the students who have their distinction of graduating with honors. Will the students graduating summa cum laude with a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or higher please stand, if you are able to be congratulated? Will all the students graduating magna cum laude with a cumulative grade point average of 3.6 please stand? And finally will all students graduating cum laude with a cumulative grade point average or 3.4 or higher please stand, if if you are able. We're all so proud of all of your accomplishments. Will the Coming School of Architecture, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts candidates please rise? Such a fine group. As before, I am pleased to certify that these candidates are eligible for the degrees appropriate to their course of study. By virtue of the authority granted by the State of Rhode Island and delegated to the President by the Board of Trustees, we confer upon you the degree to which you are entitled with all of the rights and privileges pertaining there too. Will the candidates please come forward? Associate Dean Laramie will read their names and we will not hood them. So we will read, this will be a little faster. We won't be hooding them. So thanks for coming and let's get this party started. Thank you. Grace Marie Amoroso. Summa Cum Laude. Congratulations. Lorena Mariana Grandfors. Magna Cum Laude. Emily Taylor Berry. Abigail Grace Arruda. Cum Laude. Matthew Liam Herman. Ryan A. DeSantis. Magna Cum Laude. Nicole Soprowski. Magna Cum Laude. Nicholas Edmund Joyelli. Martin Francis Curley. Angela Mary Pirelli. Rachel Ann Ronski. John M. Blair. Rachel Margaret Tull. Isabel Cruz Pina. Jack G. Ryan. Cum Laude. Andrew Paolo Gavea. Cum Laude. Jasmine Doris Deziken. Cum Laude. Ethan Paul Medeiros. Magna Cum Laude. Thank you. Samuel Joseph Wiffen. Megan Christina Yuleski. Rose Noreen Walsh. Benjamin Robert Bariso. Natalie Doris Campanella. Magna Cum Laude. Alexa Nicole Dominger. Bodhi Ibrahim. Ryan Morgan Durea. Joseph David DePalo. Magna Cum Laude. Brooke Elizabeth Dutton. Summa Cum Laude. Sophia Studley. Brian Bruce Michi Trujillo. Mason William Lance. Cum Laude. Emily Maria Soares. Cum Laude. Alexander Hillmire. Ethan Joseph Izzo. Logan Robert Gibbs. Abraham Moss. Magna Cum Laude. Erica Cotter Pearson. Abigail R. Sargent. Cum Laude. Wilhamina Winslow-Gissie. Summa Cum Laude. Helena Maria Helena Marie Mott. Cum Laude. Audrey Ann Barnard. Camilla Rose Lebron. Nathan Andrew Cormier. Corinne Rostello. Malcolm Whitaker Wells. James Strand. Leah Marie Huerte. Cum Laude. Caitlyn Marie Jennings. Christos Votis Mustopoulos. Logan Alexander Marmer. Zachary LaPlante. Bertram Clifton. Evan Robert Wenschel. Lucas Anthony Kaser. Megan Nicole Ripa. Andres Romero. Cum Laude. Nathan Robert Power. Magna Cum Laude. E. Catalina Cruz Guzman. Cum Laude. Erin Rosola. Magna Cum Laude. Deliah Dickinson Maguire. Summa Cum Laude. E. Costa. Magna Cum Laude. Jenna Lynn Salisbury. Diana Samantha Greenstein-Himley. Magna Cum Laude. Janaye Baker. Danielle Anne Ivy. Abigail E. Degler. Cum Laude. Sarah L. Smithline. Rachel M. Kane. Cum Laude. Alicia Rose Vinceli. Cum Laude. Kylie Elaine Irwin. Cum Laude. Lauren Heidi Patnow. Cum Laude. Thomas James Lachovic. Garrett Douglas Deutsch. Yarden Sackett. Anthony Edward Petruza. Austin Jarvis. Mauricio Hector Escalante Valencia. Magna Cum Laude. Joseph Thomas Spucci. Matthew Robert Carlson. Magna Cum Laude. Noah Allen Ellingwood. Andrew Luke Hall. Cum Laude. Joseph Strahna. Nicholas David Lamontang. Let's give everyone one more round of applause to all our graduates. Who said Shay was louder? Congratulations to all the graduates. We are just about done with these commencement ceremonies today. We'd like to remind you that there is a display of work if you haven't already seen it in the building of these graduate students. And we'd like you all to see it. We'd like you also to see the class of 2023 alumni plaque in the alumni circle in which all of today's graduates names have been inscribed. On behalf of the university, thank you for joining us here today and celebrating these commencement exercises, which have now come to an end. I will now ask the audience to please stand and remain at your seats until all members of the recessional, including our graduates, have exited the tent. And remember, we love you madly.